Juan De La Cruz Torales Villareal

Andy Allen welcomes three new judges- Sofia Levin, Poh Ling Yeow, and Jean-Christophe Novelli. The contestants cook a dish that represents their 'new beginning' to impress guest judge Jamie Oliver.

The 22 contestants are thrown into their first big Service Challenge. With Jamie Oliver running the kitchen, they must feed 40 returning MasterChef Legends with a three-course meal.

Contestants must rely on their taste receptors to ace the One-Inch Cube Challenge, which features numerous ingredients packed in small, uniform samples.

Nat, Gillian, Alex, and Lourdes compete against each other at Black Cat Truffles outside Ballarat. They have four hours to recreate truffle farm owner and chef Liam Downes' signature dish.

A French-themed challenge in Bendigo, curated by Jean-Christophe, has the contestants reaching for their finest French cooking skills to create magnificent dishes.

Special guest Luke Nguyen brings in an array of Southeast Asian ingredients, and the contestants get to cook with two randomly assigned ingredients in a two round elimination challenge.